Random and Opinionated Thoughts
General hints I think might help others that I have come across over the years.
Here is all you need to add in accents when writing words with special characters. Documentation taken from: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/enter-characters-with-accent-marks-on-mac-mh27474/mac Read more
Ever struggle to hear someone on Zoom but they think they sound fine? Here is the fix. Read more
Ever create an Apple Music app playlist on one device only to notice it did not sync on another? I have the solution. Read more
As I was getting ready to do my first svn check in today – I got an error that I had not seen yesterday: “svn: error: The subversion command line tools are no longer provided by Xcode” My operating system: macOS Catalina 10.15.3 Apple’s documentation on how to fix this: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos_release_notes/macos_catalina_10_15_release_notes The solution: Open: The Terminal App Type: xcode-select –install After the install is complete – run your commands as you did before the error Read more
While doing some spring cleaning (mentioned yesterday) – I decided I needed to go through my files on my Google Drive™. Read more
Spring cleaning is not only for your home and garage. Every once and awhile I try and do some tech spring cleaning in order to keep things as organized and simple as possible. I highly recommend you do the same. Read more
With Safari 11 – we lost the “Disable Cache” in the Safari Developer menu. If you are a developer – you know this comes in handy when debugging any CSS/JS changes. Read more
If you noticed your fonts in Chrome looking more bold in Chrome than Safari – there is an easy fix. Add this in to your stylesheet (body or specific CSS class/ID): Example: h1 {-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;} You can see the difference: Before: After: Read more
If you are like me and a few days ago – noticed that you were getting prompted for your passphrase when using your SSH keys (instead of using the keychain) – here is how you can make a small change to no longer enter your password each time: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/254468/macos-sierra-doesn-t-seem-to-remember-ssh-keys-between-reboots/264974#264974 Read more
Looking to stylize that WordPress comment button on the WordPress comment form? Adding the correct classes needed to the comment form button are as easy as finding where comment_form() is called in your theme. Read more